{"id":198138,"date":"2026-01-25T21:09:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T21:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/alex-honnold-completes-rope-free-climb-up-taipei-101-skyscraper-nbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T21:09:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T21:09:12","slug":"alex-honnold-completes-rope-free-climb-up-taipei-101-skyscraper-nbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/alex-honnold-completes-rope-free-climb-up-taipei-101-skyscraper-nbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Honnold completes rope-free climb up Taipei 101 skyscraper – NBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Famed rock climber Alex Honnold masterfully ascended one of the world\u2019s tallest skyscrapers <\/a>without a rope.
\u201cSick,\u201d he said, standing atop Taipei 101 with a panoramic view of Taiwan\u2019s capital after the climb, which unfolded Sunday morning local time. Before taking a selfie, he added that it was very windy.
Honnold said the climb up the 1,667-foot building was very physical and that he was tired.
The climb, which was shown live on Netflix, took a little over an hour and a half.
As he began his descent, Honnold put on a harness and grabbed some rope for the first time in the climb, rappelling down to a staging area where his wife was waiting. The commentators said he would be taking an elevator most of the way down.
Honnold\u2019s free climb got underway shortly after 8 p.m. ET Saturday, a day after originally scheduled because of weather.
A little more than an hour into the climb, Honnold was nearing the final sections of the building. He paused after completing the \u201cbamboo boxes\u201d to speak with commentators and wave down at onlookers before continuing his ascent of the tower.
Ahead of the climb, the 40-year-old seemed to be ready and focused.
\u201cI try to take some deep breaths, compose myself, take some time,\u201d Honnold said in a Netflix statement.<\/a> \u201cThere\u2019s never any time pressure, so you can spend as long as you need just hanging in one space basically trying to compose yourself.\u201d
The California native, who attended the University of California, Berkeley, has been climbing since age 11, he has told interviewers, including Oprah Winfrey.<\/a> In 2017, he solo climbed Yosemite\u2019s 3,000-foot El Capitan, a feat that became the denouement in \u201cFree Solo,\u201d which won the Academy Award for best documentary in 2019.
His official bio<\/a> notes that he\u2019s also accomplished a \u201ctriple solo\u201d free climb of Mt. Watkins, Half Dome and El Capitan within 24 hours. He has also explored the natural vertical features of Antarctica, South America, Greenland and elsewhere, it says.
Honnold said before the climb that he believed Taipei 101 will present its own opposition.
\u201cThe challenge comes from the overall physicality of it,\u201d he said in another Netflix statement<\/a>. \u201cThe fatigue that [sets in] over the course of the building is slightly harder to anticipate. I don\u2019t know how it\u2019s gonna feel.\u201d
\u201cThere\u2019s a plan,\u201d he said, \u201cand I\u2019m executing the plan.\u201d
Dennis Romero is a breaking news reporter for NBC News Digital.
© 2026 NBCUniversal Media, LLC<\/p>\n

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